It ended with Garcia, a Holland High School state champion swimmer, spending her entire day on the phone as 30 schools called. They called from all over the country — Notre Dame, Texas, Texas A&M, Purdue, USC, Arizona, Florida, Auburn, Virginia, Harvard.

The list goes on.

"It got to the point where I had to lie and say she was gone just so she could stop and have something to eat," Taylor's mother Shawnda said. "She was on the phone from morning to when she went to bed."

She hopes to have a few official visits scheduled by the end of the month. Garcia has already visited nine campuses on her own.

National signing day is November 12, but the process begins much earlier. Coaches can now call her once a week, and Garcia can call as often as she desires.

In the past week, Garcia has been contacted by more than 75 coaches by phone. That doesn't include another 50 or so who have contacted by email, which schools were allowed to do before July 1.

"It is an experience I won't ever forget," Taylor said. "I was on the phone all day."

The amount of interest isn't surprising considering Garcia is a six-time individual state champion, an Olympic trials qualifier and top 10 national finisher. She is the No. 8 incoming high school senior on SwimSwam.com's list of recruits in the country.

But it can be pretty overwhelming for a 17-year-old trying to make a pivotal life choice.

"It is such a gift," Shawnda said. "We say that, but Taylor has worked her tail off. It is pretty amazing. But it puts a lot of pressure on a 17-year-old. It is the hardest training cycle of the summer right now, she is working and trying to be a normal teenager. I don't think people realize all that is on her plate."

Garcia has a top 10 list of schools in her head that she preferred to keep to herself, since it is something that could change quickly.

"In my head I have it somewhat narrowed down," she said. "It is still a process."